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Cme Group Foundation: 148 grants to organizations, $6.7 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Cme Group Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 148 grants to organizations totaling $6,739,500 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 13, 2025. The largest was $600,000 to Scholarship America Inc in St Peter, MN for 2024 cme group foundation scholarship program.
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- EIN
- 450575574
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $63,836,901
- Grants paid
- $6,739,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202503179349102950. It reported $6,739,500 in grants paid; 148 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scholarship America Inc | St Peter, MN | 2024 cme group foundation scholarship program | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Youth Guidance | Chicago, IL | Working on womanhood (wow) | Education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| City Colleges of Chicago Foundation | Chicago, IL | The chicago roadmap | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sinai Health System | Chicago, IL | Examining the mental health of middle/high school | Health care | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | Obama foundation chicago programming | Arts, culture and humanities | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carole Robertson Center for Learning | Chicago, IL | Bases-k and innovation fund | Human services | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Public Education Fund | Chicago, IL | Chicago leads | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children First Fund the Chicago Public Schools Foundation | Chicago, IL | Robotics ost connecting to our community | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | Champaign, IL | Uiuc cs teacher endorsement support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Build Incorporated | Chicago, IL | Building girls 2 women (bg2w) | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Catholic Bishop of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Leadership development program | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Public Library Foundation (CPLF) | Chicago, IL | The 2023-2025 early learning & school readiness initiative at chicgao public library | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Research Triangle | Chicago, IL | Girls moving in new directions (girls mind) | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Demoiselle 2 Femme NFP | Chicago, IL | Cug revive ii | Youth development | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| George W Bush Foundation | Dallas, TX | Bush institute education program | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Latino Policy Forum | Chicago, IL | Promoting equity in early education for english le | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | Champaign, IL | Digital explorers and teacher intensives | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chapter One NFP | Odessa, FL | High impact tutoring for cps kindergarteners | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hope Chicago | Chicago, IL | Student success coach | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Juvenile Protective Association Jpa | Chicago, IL | Connect 2 kindergarten (c2k) | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ladies of Virtue | Chicago, IL | Ladies of virtue general operating | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | Early childhood research alliance of chicago | Recreation and sports | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reflections Foundation | Chicago, IL | Polished pebbles girls mentoring program | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Something Good in Englewood Inc | Chicago, IL | Consistent assistance for englewood (c.a.f.e.) | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Christopher House | Chicago, IL | Increasing kindergarten readiness: ch & cbc | Human services | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sinai Health System | Chicago, IL | Empower their voice | Health care | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Expanding & sustaining ready, set, stem! in cps | Education | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Academy for Urban School Leadership | Chicago, IL | Chicago teacher residency - diverse learner ece | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Advance Illinois NFP | Chicago, IL | Illinois education and career success network | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| After School Matters Inc | Chicago, IL | Computer science initiative | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| America Needs You | New York, NY | General operating support for college & career services | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Big Shoulders Fund | Chicago, IL | Productive play in pk and k | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bottom Line | Chicago, IL | Bottom line chicago region: access and success | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Braven Incorporated | Chicago, IL | Braven-chicago: career accelerator programs | Youth development | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Children's Museum | Chicago, IL | Curiosity classroom learning and evaluation | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| College Possible Chicago | Chicago, IL | College possible chicago program expansion fy24-25 | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Computer Science Teachers Association | Chicago, IL | Empowering illinois and chicago cs teachers | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Erikson Institute | Chicago, IL | Project connect | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Focus Fairies Mentoring | Chicago, IL | What | Youth development | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Dekalb Regional Office of Education | Dekalb, IL | Kindergarten readiness: basics dekalb county parent playgroups | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Genesys Works - Chicago | Chicago, IL | Improving college and career outcomes for chicago | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girls Inc of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Mind + body health initiative | Youth development | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greenlight Fund Inc | Boston, MA | Greenlight fund chicago | Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Illinois Action for Children | Chicago, IL | Community parenting support saturation program | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Illinois Science and Technology Institute | Chicago, IL | The stem challenge and 6x3 project series | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Junior Achievement of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Ja of chicago digital programs | International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Juvenile Protective Association Jpa | Chicago, IL | Grandparent project | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kohl Children's Museum of Greater Chicago | Glenview, IL | Early childhood connections | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | General operations | Health care | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Louis University | Chicago, IL | Accelerate u at national louis university | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| One Goal | Chicago, IL | Closing the degree divide in chicago | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| One Million Degrees | Chicago, IL | General operating support | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Partnership for College Completion | Chicago, IL | General operating support for pcc's higher ed | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Project Exploration | Chicago, IL | Cs for all west side / 2024 stem learning convention | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Project Syncere | Chicago, IL | Cs for e-cademy & enpowerment games | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Start Early | Chicago, IL | Advance kindergarten readiness at educare illinois | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Start Early | Chicago, IL | Start early k-readiness | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Teach Plus Incorporated | Boston, MA | Early childhood educator change agents - leveraging | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Teach Plus Incorporated | Boston, MA | Early childhood educator change agents--leveraging | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Union League Boys & Girls Club | Chicago, IL | Ulbgc underwater robotics program | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Union League Boys & Girls Club | Chicago, IL | Trauma-informed care for girls | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Illinois Foundation | Champaign, IL | Understanding & improving services - birth to 5 | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago, IL | The ready child: a public awareness campaign | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vocel Viewing Our Children As Emerging Leaders NFP | Chicago, IL | Building early learning leaders | Youth development | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Waterford Institute Inc | Sandy, UT | Waterford upstart chicago | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YWCA Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | Rise children's center | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Share Our Spare | Chicago, IL | Dolly parton imagination library | Human services | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Box United | Chicago, IL | Fight like a girl | Youth development | $33,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Misericordia Foundation | Chicago, IL | General operations | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Teachers Supporting Teachers | Chicago, IL | Tst|cps computer science plc partnership | Community improvement and capacity building | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Associated Colleges of Illinois Inc | Chicago, IL | General operating support for college and career s | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Better Future Forward | Alexandria, VA | Fueling dramatic growth of bff's chicago fund | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Children's Museum | Chicago, IL | Playful learning landscapes | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Foundation for Women | Chicago, IL | Building capacity for girl-serving organizations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Innovation Foundation | Chicago, IL | Illinois student invention convention | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Pre-College Science & Engineering Program | Chicago, IL | Summer stem enrichment program | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Youth Centers | Chicago, IL | Computer science program | Youth development | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Civic News Company | New York, NY | Chalkbeat chicago education journalism | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Education Systems Center at Northern Illinois University | Chicago, IL | Equity-centered college & career pathways for illinois | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Empower Illinois | Chicago, IL | Expanding educational pathways: a continuation of the future of illinois campaign | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fred Rogers Company | Pittsburgh, PA | Donkey hodie | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Genesys Works - Chicago | Chicago, IL | Expanding professional skills training for chicago | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greenwood Project | Chicago, IL | Greenwood project college internship program | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Holy Family Ministries | Northbrook, IL | Little learners academy | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral | Bloomington, IL | Civic leaders for illinois children | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Imentor Inc | New York, NY | Emergency cps fee deficit support | Youth development | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Imentor Inc | Chicago, IL | Growth fund and next gen leaders career | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lawndale Educational and Regional Network Charter School | Chicago, IL | Prek enhancements and quality improvement | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship | Los Angeles, CA | Startup tech | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship | Los Angeles, CA | Pathways: financing higher education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Open Books LTD | Chicago, IL | Early childhood literacy residencies | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pathway To Adventure Council Boy Scouts of America | Chicago, IL | Stem in scouting | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Posse Foundation | Chicago, IL | To support general operations of posse chicago | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The University of Illinois Foundation | Champaign, IL | The school-based mental health workforce pipeline | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | Ymcas steam club: k-12 computer science | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tides Center | San Fransisco, CA | Empowering stem education: tools for measuring stem teacher retention | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Universidad Popular (aka Latin Center) | Chicago, IL | We code juntos | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Education lab operating support | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Uchicago consortium on school research | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Chicago Network for College Success | Chicago, IL | Ncs postsecondary access and success | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vocel Viewing Our Children As Emerging Leaders NFP | Chicago, IL | Bell supplemental grant | Youth development | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wall Street Bound | New York, NY | Wall street bound | Employment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Youth Job Center | Evanston, IL | Yjc south and southwest side operations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bellwether Education Partners Inc | Sudbury, MA | E4e teacher action team | Education | $22,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Colbys Crew Rescue | Keswick, VA | Terry savage grant | Animal-related | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Field Museum of Natural History | Chicago, IL | Stem digital learning internship | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Holy Name Cathedral | Chicago, IL | Genral operations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Start Early | Chicago, IL | The promise of early childhood education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Association | Providence, RI | Power of purple: a reason to hope luncheon | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Border Horse Slaughter Rescue | Fiddletown, CA | Barn build project | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brady Center To Prevent Gun Violence | Washington, DC | Free america from gun violence | Crime and legal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Historical Society | Chicago, IL | 30th annual making history awards | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Jesuit Academy | Chicago, IL | High school bridge | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chicago Zoological Society | Brookfield, IL | Chicago board of trade endangered species fund | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cics Prairie - Distinctive Schools | Chicago, IL | Cics prairie computer science after school club | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Truman Foundation | Washington, DC | General fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Metrosquash | Chicago, IL | 2024 metrosquash cup - avery rosenberg fund raising | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Metrosquash | Chicago, IL | General operations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Project Unloaded Inc | Chicago, IL | Project unloaded youth council - chicago cohort | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Restoring the Path Aka Crushers Club | Chicago, IL | Crushers club youth violence prevention/reduction | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rush University Medical Center | Chicago, IL | Men's health training & research | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Share Our Spare | Chicago, IL | Migrant diaper support | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Global Foodbanking Network | Chicago, IL | Food bank accelerator program | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Central Kitchen Incorporated | Washington, DC | World central kitchen general operating support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Young Invincibles | Washington, DC | Supporting illinois students and 15th anniversary celebration | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Jude's Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | Patient care at st. jude | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | Gen ops | Education | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | Gen ops | Education | $5,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends of Lubavitch (chabad) | Washington, DC | National menorah | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Autism Speaks Inc | Boone, IA | Chip in casino night | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dion S Chicago Dream Inc NFP | Matteson, IL | Dream deliveries | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Former Members of Congress Inc | Washington, DC | Dan glickman discretionary funds donation | Public and societal benefit | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | Hunger relief initiatives | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | Hunger relief initiatives | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | 2024 juf annual campaign | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwestern Memorial Foundation | Bridgeview, IL | Northwestern medicine lake forest hospital | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Shirley Ryan Ability Lab | Chicago, IL | Community-based quality of life programs | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Richmond Community Orchestra | Richmond, IN | Strings initiative program | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rocking R Ranch & Rescue Inc | Kosciusko, MS | Medical | Animal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Special Childrens Charities | Chicago, IL | Evening reception | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | Washington, DC | Conversations on food justice | Social science | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lilac Tree - Center for Divorce Resources | Evanston, IL | General operations support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Northwest Symphony Orchestra Association Inc | Mount Prospect, IL | 2023-2024 orchestra season | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Womens Business Development Center | Chicago, IL | General operating | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cradles To Crayons Inc | Chicago, IL | Gear up for winter - winter wish list | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hunger Free America Inc | New York, NY | Hunger free america | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rocking R Ranch & Rescue Inc | Kosciusko, MS | Rescue improvements | Animal-related | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Intentional Sports | Arlington HTS, IL | Intentional sports programs | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $1,588,000 |
| Human services | $525,000 |
| Youth development | $408,500 |
| Health care | $330,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $310,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $115,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $80,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $75,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | $5,324,000 |
| Minnesota | $650,000 |
| Massachusetts | $172,000 |
| New York | $127,500 |
| Texas | $100,000 |
| California | $85,000 |
| Florida | $75,000 |
| District of Columbia | $55,000 |
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Updated November 13, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.